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1、Unit Three At the Laundry Part I Culture Background Part II Functional Language Part III Sample Dialogues Dialogue 1 Part IV Reproduction Part V Words, phrases and SentencesPart VII Speaking Practice Making a Dialogue Speaking English Through Picture TranslationWarming-up Questions (1) If you want t
2、o have your clothes washed, what should you do? (2) Do you often wash your clothes by hand or by washing machine? (3) Do you know how to wash clothes by washing machine? Part I Culture Background When a man or woman lives alone in an apartment, life can be inconvenient in many ways. Doing your washi
3、ng is one thing. Furnished apartments do not often have a washing machine. Washing your clothes by hand is too much trouble. Most people dont know how to wash clothes by hand. And where do you hang them up to dry? The coin laundry comes in handy. There is usually one nearby. It may be on he same blo
4、ck or just around the corner. A coin laundry has many washing machines along one wall. Along the other wall are some chairs where the customers can sit and wait for the washing to be done. You pick a vacant machine, put in your washing and the detergent, shut the door, and push some buttons, One but
5、ton adjusts the temperature, hot for white clothes, and cold for colors. Another button adjusts the water level-for large, medium, or small loads. Still another set the water flow-regular for ordinary clothes, and gentle for silks. Now you put in the coins and start the machine going. The machine wi
6、ll wash, rinse, and spin your clothes for you. But all this will take about 40minutes. Youll have to wait in the mean time. Thats why people usually bring a book with them when they go and use a coin laundry. They just sit down in a chair and start reading. When the washing is done, the machine will
7、 call them.Part II Functional Language QuestionsWill you have the laundry done?Id like to have this laundry done.Id like this garment dry-cleaned.Id like it removed before its dry-cleaned.Do you think this spot will come out? Whatre your rates of laundry service?Do you have a express service?When sh
8、all I pick them up? ResponsesCould you fill out the laundry form?Please tell us or notify in the list whether you need your clothes ironed, wash, dry-cleaned or mended and also what time you want to get them back. (OK, let me see. This white shirt can be washed in water with hands, but this suit and
9、 the woolen sweater should be dry-cleaned.)Im sorry we dont have the special equipment necessary. What kind of stain is it, sir? We will do our best to remove the stain but cannot guarantee the result. Im not sure, but Ill do my best. Please refer to your laundry list for further information, sir.We
10、 have express service, but there is an extra charge of 50%. Usually it takes three days to have laundry done. Please pick them up on Friday.Part III Sample Dialogues Dialogue 1 (After sending his friends off, Preston did not want to put himself into trouble dealing with many different clothes, so he
11、 took them to the laundry.)Laundryman: What can I do for you?Preston: Ive got a suit, a woolen sweater and a white shirt to wash.Laundryman: OK, let me see. This white shirt can be washed in water with hands, but this suit and the woolen sweater should be dry- cleaned.Preston: Thats OK. But that mus
12、t be costly.Laundryman: Yes, the cost for dry-cleaning is three times of that for ordinary laundering. But for suits and sweaters, you can only take them to the dry cleaners.Preston: Oh, my wife just threw them into the washer.Laundryman: Did it ever shrink or fade? Generally speaking, the dark-colo
13、red clothes always fade away gradually.Preston: I see. The woolen sweater shrunk in the wash.Laundryman: Never mind. You can leave them to me.Preston: Oh, thanks. You know, I know little about this, so please tell me something that I should pay more attention to when I do washing.Laundryman: Its ver
14、y simple. Divide the clothes by the colors, and wash them in cold water. If youve got some special stains on them like sugar, coffee or something else please let the dry cleaner know.Preston: Ill keep that in mind. And how much is it altogether?Laundryman: That will be 80 Yuan altogether. Here is yo
15、ur invoice. Preston: Its a bit too expensive. Laundryman: Its worth every cent. Preston: Thats fine. Now, when shall I pick them up?Laundryman: Usually it takes three days to have laundry done. Please pick them up on Friday.Preston: OK, thanksPart IV Reproductions Try to reproduce the sample dialogu
16、es. Preston went to the laundry with the suit, a woolen sweater and a white shirt. The laundryman told him the ways of washing them: white shirt should be washed in water with hands; suit and woolen sweater dry-cleaned in special machine. Preston thought the dry-cleaning was a bit expensive, and sai
17、d his wife always had them washed together in water. The laundryman said the clothes would be either shrink or fade; especially the dark-colored clothes would fade away gradually. Preston agreed with him. Then he consulted the laundryman what were the necessary things he should pay attention to when
18、 doing washing. The laundryman told him the simplest points: divide the clothes by colors; wash them in cold water. As to the stains such as sugar, coffee, let the dry cleaner know and manage. Preston thought the information was useful and he would remember it. When paying for the laundry, Preston s
19、till thought it was expensive; the laundryman said the cost was worthy for it could provide good washing quality. He told Preston that the clothes could be done on Friday. 3. Useful Sentences Please be careful of the buttons (trim). 请洗时当心钮扣（装饰物）。Please return this on a hanger. 送回来时请用衣架挂好。Please fold
20、 (box )this. 请把它折叠好（装盒）。I would like heavy (light) starch in these shirts. 这些衬衫我要浆的重（轻）一点。 Be careful because the colors might run. 小心点，可能会掉色。This stain wont come out.这污迹洗不掉。These are better washed by hand. 这些衣物最好用手洗。Please use the laundry cart to carry and load your clothes. 请用洗衣车装你的衣服。How should I
21、 dry my sweater? 毛衣该如何脱水呢？Generally speaking, the dark-colored clothes always fade away gradually, the woolen sweater shrunk in the wash.一般来说，深色衣服是会慢慢褪色的，羊毛衫洗后缩水。Its very simple. Divide the clothes by the colors and wash them in cold water.很简单，把衣服按颜色分类，在冷水中洗。Part VII Speaking Practice 1. Making Dial
22、ogues You and your partner are supposed to make dialogues according to the situations.(1) When your shirts are dirty, you take them to a laundry. There is some gravy on your shirt, you tell the cleaner its a grease stain. You ask the cleaner to get rid of this grease stain. How much does the cleaner
23、 you charge for washing? When can you come and get the shirts? (2) You are Lily White, you want to have your laundry done. You call the laundry to ask about laundry service. 4. Translation(1) 用热水洗一般衣物，但用冷水冲洗。(2) 不要把毛衣放在脱水机内，那会缩小或撕破的。(3) 放入铜币后，按下开始钮，这机器会计时。(4) 我要洗丝袜、睡衣、丝质衣服、短衬衫等。(5) 请问一下，如果衣服仍不够平，我该怎么办？
